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CHRISTMAS CARDS
In airalmost endless variety consisting of Embroidered Hand Painted Satin faced and Silk
Fringed Cards of every Suitable design
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A CALL SOLICITED
POLITE ATTENTION
FRANK B PHISTER
KRIS KRINGLE
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OF EVERY DESCRIPTION IN ENDLESS VARIETY
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CHEAPER THAN ANY PLACE IN THE CITY
-Call and see our Immense Stock of-
DOLLS AND TOY
Onr CONFECTIONERY DEPARTMENT is tilled with all the delicacies of the season
FIGS
EAISINS
GKAPES
ORANGES
BANANAS
NUTS
Plain and Fancy
CANDIES
CAKES of all De
scriptions
-All Goods Guaranteed to be-
FIRST CLASS
OYSTERS IN CANS OR BULK
HOLT RICHESON
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCER
PURE CANDIES and TEAS A SPECIALTY
Headquarters for
ZETOLIID GOODS
l9My FREE DELIVEEY WAGON Buns DAY and NIGHTt
A call is respectfully solicited d6d6t No 10 Second Btreet four doors above Fostofllce
How to Lcnrn Fannin
It is impossible to learn farming in a
few easy lessons Years of practical
experience aro required and though
such a teacher may be the dearest yet
it is unquestionably the best There aro
at all times in this country many in
dividt als who fancy that they would
like farming and aie anx ous to learn
its best methods Jnfortunaely few
of thee are young men and fewer still
aro willing to commence at the begin
ning arid plod upwaid as one must in
so prow c a business as farming Most
of these persons have high notions of
the improvements they can make in the
common farm method All these facts
tell against the proliabil ty of success
It was we believe one of the best of
Dickens characters irooJ honest Joe
Gnrgery who advised Pip that the wav
to be onie an uncom on sehoar was
first to make ones self a good common
scholar Tlnre is j ound philosophy in
this advice and it is especia ly apnli
cab e to farming 2 otto underrate the
good work done by amateurs and fancy
l aimers it is still certain that moit of
the grc t improvements in tarming
methods have beon int oduced by tho e
bom and bie on tre larm and depend
ent on it for their livelihood and suc
cess John Johnston who introduced
tile draining in this couutry is per
haps the best example of this type of
farmers If he had beeu a man of
wealth taking up under draining as a
iavorite hobby upon which to spend his
surplus money ho would have had lew
followers Being a poor man heavily
in debt for his wirm and paying for it
by the jud cous and liberal use of
money in tiles and sheep his example
proved contagious The great majorty
of entorpr sing American farmers were
in hit condtion hence that which was
good for him was presumably good for
Uiem also
Probably the best method of becom
ing a good 1 armor for onii who has had
no pract cal experience is to serve an
apprenticeship working with and
for the best farmer in the vcnity
and studying his methods Of course
few or no wealthy men will do th s
though po distinguished a personage as
Peter the Great of Russia worked for
years as an apprentice at sh p buihling
until he jad thoroughly mastered the
art But successful fa ming is much
more complex thn anv trade and de
mands more constant thought than
most branches of ro essional life to
gether with executive abil ty equal to
the management of any business Is it
to be wondered at that success rarely
crowns the e Tor s of those who begin
farming after middle age and with little
knowledge of its details
It must be remembered that farming
is now in most localities a much more
complicated art than it was thirty to
fi ty yeats ago Knowledge gained
then Will not avail now In some sec
tions the substitution of mixed husband
ry in place of one or two stapes has
driven jrom their arms the original oc
cupants who could not or would not
learn the now methods It is no longer
possible anywhere to farm in the old
ruts as was done by nearly everybody
when the country was new and tho suc
cessive crops of wheat cotton or tobacco
were the sole rotation untd the soil be
came too poor to poduce a crop
There are few localities now where
some effort is not reqdircd to restore or
at least to maintain fertility Such
efforts require thought and investiga
tion
It is of course quite unprofessional
for nn agricultural writer to depreciate
tho value of what is ca led
But such teach ng certainly needs
to be taken with duo consideration and
caution It requires a good pructiel
and thoughtful larmertoget the most
benefit from agricultural books and
newspapers There is not a periodical
in the country that will not be wrth
many times its cost by its practical
hi- ts and suggestions to the thoughtful
mind On the other hand there is none
however carefully edited that will not
result in heavy losses if its advee is
implicitly followed without due regard
to varying conditions There is in
fact no method adapted to all times
all localities and all circumstances The
main ofll oof thb agricultural piper is
to incite thought to prompt action and
to stimulate investigation
It may be added ho wo er that there
is no young able bodied man of fair
natural shrewdness who may not hope
to become a successful land holder and
farmer in almost any section of this
country if ho sets himself to work with
that end in view It is not necessary to
go Wo t a Horace Greeley advhod
though undoubtedly that section has its
advantages yet dear as land is in some
of tho Eastern States there is no place
where judicious management with cer
tain crops will not pay fop an acre in a
single year with tho crop grown there
from This is emphatically true of
market gardeners in and around large
cities it is not for tyros but for men
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DAILY EVENING BULLETIN
HEW TO THE LINE LET THE CHIPS PALL WHERE THEY MAY
MAYSVILLE WEDNESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 20 1882
FRANK R PHISTER
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Isiow in receipt or an elegant assortment of goods embracing
FAMILY BIBLES
ALPHABET BLOCKS
CARD GAMES
BUILDING BLOCKS
WRITING DESKS
CHESS and CHECKERS
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SILK SATIN and PLUSH PAPETERIES
50C I ALBUMS 2500
The Iaigest assortment of flue GIFT BOOKS ever shown fn Maysvllie
gQSTYLES OF PICTURE FRAMESfifj
In Pearl Plush Velvet Wood Satin and Combination Goods
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PLUSH ODOR CASES
who thoroughly understand their bust
ness that such successes come Many
of the e successful cutivatorsof the sod
began in poverty and worked their way
to financial prosper ty While it is rue
that rose colored views of tho farmers
li e may lead to sad failures yet oppo
site views whch exhibit success to farm
ing as attainable only by those already
in possession of accumulated wealth aro
scarcely less deplorable Boston CititU
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Disciscs of Fruits
Diseases of fruits like those of ani
mals may be classed as contagious in
iect ou and transmissible 1 bclero it
is through the la er class that mo t of
the lata lriiit diseases have be mi in ro
duced If this be true is it no in the
power of hu nan ag sue es to proven
them it m how s this to be done
By the selection and planting of healthy
seed Are we doing so Aie not imny
of us aiding m the introduction ami
spn ad of diseases by plant ng the seed
0 disjaed iruits Let in see i th s is
true i here is a mania with mo4 peo
ple lo new things New trui sconie n
lor n share and i they aro sad torineu
ea ly they are sought alter everywhere
J h s eagerness to ob ain new and eaily
ripen ng iruits induces per ons dcsiroii
01 makng money o devote theiratten
tion to producing them It is a well
known factf that the diseased specimen
o unit r pen firt t ir they ripen a ad i
These first ripening spe imens are
selected for plantng and by re eatn
the opesaton a few times extra early
ripening iruit may be obtained but
often so diseased as to be entirely worthies-
I nfortunatey because ol their
early ma urity trees of such are pro a
pated Showy p otures are made of tho
fruit wh ch is g en some pleasing
name and the trees are od at exorbi
t nt prces The idea of obta ning
Eeachei that will ripen in liis latitude
y the lourth day of July takes and
the trejs or such are u cdy bought and
painted In due time the owner is re
warded with a crop of rotten pea dies
it not ro ton ii te tough dry speci
mens not fit to put in a persons mouth
Nature has its as of production An
violation o those laws must produce
in eror articles I do not wish to be
nn erstood a charging all fruit-producers
and tre propagators with sell n
worthless varieties 1 know geutlemen
engaged in the busiiies who a tor dis
co1 erng a variety to be worthless
wonl dig up t he trees and destroy them
Such men are an honor to their profes
sion
Fruit diseases may be spread by in
oculation budding and gra ting or
w en pruning The bacteria or lungus
matter from tl c dioued tree maybe
carred on the saw or knite to tho
heal by ones and n this way all the
trees of the orchard become diseased
S hen trees aro allectedby diseases that
aro transmits ble either in the seed or
bv inoc dation tho only safe method is
to dig them out and burn them roots
and branches About twenty five years
ago I discovered a peach tree in my
orchard affected by tho Yellows I
commenced diggng about the roots
and prunng the branches of the tree
wth the hope of gettinr rid of tho ds
ease My labor proed ineffectual and
in a few years every peach tree in tho
orchard became diseased 1 had prob
acy carried fungus on the s w to the
healthy trees when pruning Determin
ing to prevent a nirther spread of tho
d seasc every tree in the orchard
was taken up by the roots and
burned and the lahl cultiva ed for a
number of years Kvery sprout or tree
coming upon the land was dug out and
burned About ten years ago tho land
was agan planted with sound health t
peach trees They grew rapidly and
no sign of Yellows has made its appear
ance on the trees I state this circum
stance to show what may be accom
plished
The spread of diseases of fruits result
ins from insect depredations and other
causes might be checked if not eradi
cated A little attention on tho part
of all fruit growers in this direction
would accompish very beneficial results
As long as men see the fruits rotting on
their trees or on tho ground beneath
them producing contagion without re
moving it as long as men behold tho
injects destroying both fruit and foli
age and make no effort to destroy
them as long as fruit growers contnuc
this indifference about their fruits and
fruit trees so long will the deteriora
tion of fruits go on Perhaps nothing
short of legislation can bring about the
necessary change for their restoration
From Essay read before the Ohio Hor
ticultural Society
A Missouri sheep grower advises
breeding from polled rams Tho ani
mals he says fight less aro never fly
blown around the horns aro more con
veniently sheared keep easier and grow
larger This is his opinion after nine
years1 experience St Louis Qlobe
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NUMBER 25
A rica for Our Servants
We all know how srlad they are to
rush out on every possible occasion aro
dissatisfied if they do not get their Sun
days out even when wet their even
ings with their friends and if not al
lowed to go out too often take French
leave and walk out as soon as their
master and mistresss back is turned
Of course this is very wrong and such
conduct can not be too strongly con
demned but we aro inclined to think
that we do not go the right wav to work
to prevent their actinir in this sort of
manner How few mNtreses take tho
slightest interest in their servants1 wel
fare their joys or pleasures If only
they do their work prowerlv that is ail
they care about But oHght they to feel
in this way with regard to the inmates
of their houses We think not but on
the contrary as far as possible mis
tresses should endeavor to procure inno
cent and rational recreation for all their
dependents whether children governess
or servants The old proverb about
4all work and no plav making Jack a
dull boy11 holds good with young and
old Men who slave in their countinsr
houes or their offices from morning
until night without a due proportion of
rest become in time not only dull but
ill Children who have not a reasona
ble amount of healthy exercise and mer
ry games are ure to moDe and proba
bly will get into mhchiof and it is tho
same with servants If they have not a
sufficient amount of recreation either
their health flags or they too get into
mischief and mischier of a much more
serious kind It will be seen therefore
that even from a selfish point of view
it would be well to take some little in
terest in those around us r and if we
only consider tho unhealthy kitchens
and underground premises in which
servants for the most part live and the
dreary attics in which they sleep it will
be seen how very necessary it must be
to give them opportunities of obtaining
fresh air and exercise if their bodies
and minds are to bo kept in a proper
tjue of health
Inthe skating season how much they
would enjoy being spared for an hour
or two to go and see the sliding and
skating1 or for a brisk walk in the parks
and in the Summer pleasant walks and
expeditions ousrht occasionally to be or
ganized for them and this could gener
ally be done in most establishments with
a little forethought on the mistresss
part without deranging the family com
fortfor instance on days when tho
master and mistress are dining out or
when from some cause or other there
is not so much work as usual to be done
in the house And all this need not en
tail much expense there are exhibitions
costing a trifle to see and a visit now
and then to a picture gallery a museum
or even a concert would make a pleas
ant change from the daily routine of
cooking sweeping and cleaning or
in case of nurses of washing dressing
and minding children and might help
to elevate and educato a class ot people
which sadly needs encouragement iu
every way to prevent their falling into
bad and disreputable ways
Small social tea parties could bo ar
ranged without much trouble or ex
pense and to these brothers and sisters
of the servants might be invited and
the evenings made cheerful with games
picture hooks illustrated papers and
tho like How much better would this
be than altogether ignoring that ser
vants have friends and relations and so
driving them to courses of deceit and to
underhanded proceedings such as mak
ing signs to attract their friends as soon
as their masters and mistresses are out
sending letters to their friends as soon
as the mistress has given her orders for
the day on finding no late dinner is re
quired slipping off when there seems no
chance of their absence being observed
and other practices which gradually
lead giddy girls from bad to worse and
from one little deceit to some great
fraud
Almost all servants in the present day
can road and write and bright whole
some stories light books of trUvel and
adventures and biographical sketches
would be much appreciated by them and
would tend to while away a Sunday at
homo and induce a servant to stay at
homo even when it is their day out
should it bo wet or unsuitable for her to
go out Such books also might prevent
tho entrance into private houses of news-
and publications which would bo
Jiapers burnt than road by any one
and which no modestj well principled
girls should ever bo allowed to sot oyes
upon Wo must expect many a disap
pointment yet on the whole they will
be found grateful for the kindly thought
shown them and such considerations
for their happiness will often bring their
own reward by inducing servants to
give their services Jess grudgingly and
with a more cheerful countenance
Rural New Yorker